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Bills agreed to terms with OG Vlad Ducasse, formerly of the Ravens, on a three-year contract.

The longtime Jet was signed off the street last season, getting forced into eight starts. His play was that of a journeyman fill-in. He'll be a reserve in Buffalo, one not guaranteed of cracking the 53-man roster. Mar 8 - 8:58 PM

With Evan Mathis (questionable, foot) sidelined, Arizona is likely updating their emergency list. The Cardinals are the first team to show interest in Ducasse since his Baltimore release. Fri, Sep 16, 2016 06:52:00 PM

Ducasse made 14 starts with Chicago last year, but wasn't more than a backup option in Baltimore. His release saves just $600K in cap space. Ducasse might not resurface until after Week 1. Sat, Sep 3, 2016 04:15:00 PM

Ducasse met with the Ravens in early March. Nothing came from that visit, but Baltimore needed a fall-back option after failing to add any quality guards in free agency or the draft. Ducasse should compete with John Urschel and Ryan Jensen at left guard.

Ducasse started 11 games for the Bears last season. He struggled mightily in pass protection, but was an above-average run blocker. Ideally, Ducasse would be nothing more than a third guard in Baltimore.

Bears signed G/T Vlad Ducasse, formerly of the Vikings, to a one-year contract.

Ducasse, the 61st overall pick in 2010 by the Jets, appeared in eight games for the Vikings last season, making six starts. He can play either guard spot and right tackle in pinch, though he isn't good at any of them. Ducasse will compete for a reserve role along Chicago's line this summer.

The Vikings signed OL Vlad Ducasse as a guard, and "never discussed tackle with him."

Ducasse hasn't played tackle since 2011, so it's not surprising. He's struggled mightily at guard the past two seasons, however, and won't be guaranteed to make the 53-man roster. Ducasse needs a strong camp and preseason.

A 2010 second-round project pick of the Jets, Ducasse's light has never flipped on. He ended up making just five starts across four seasons with Gang Green, and got benched in favor of rookie Brian Winters at left guard four games into last year. A change of scenery might help, but Ducasse will have to fight to make the roster as part of the Vikings' talented offensive line.

Ducasse was given countless chances to earn starting jobs at both tackle and guard with the Jets, but proved an utter bust. In Minnesota, he'd likely be competing for a roster spot. The Vikings are strong on the offensive line.

Ducasse, the 61st pick in the 2010 draft, could never put it together. He was given multiple opportunities to win starting jobs but either never won them or lasted only a short while before being benched. Ducasse won't have a hot market.

Ducasse was able to beat out Winters for the job at training camp because the third-round rookie was battling an ankle injury. But over the last two weeks, Vlad has committed four penalties and struggled in pass protection. He's ProFootballFocus' No. 66 guard out of 70 qualifiers so far this season.

He beat out Stephen Peterman, who was released at first cuts. A 2010 second-round pick out of UMass, Ducasse has graded out extremely poorly in pass protection per Pro Football Focus' preseason charts, but he's been a powerful force in the running game. The Jets need to play run-dominated football to have any prayer of competing this season, so that skill set fits somewhat nicely.

Coach Sean McDermott didn't mention McCoy in the morning as someone who would be limited in Wednesday's practice, but we'll side with it being a precaution for now. Coming off a huge game against the Colts when he saw 32 carries in the blizzard, it may just be a way to get McCoy some rest ahead of another smash spot this week against Miami. McCoy is a locked-in elite RB1.

Benjamin predictably hurt his troublesome knee playing in the Buffalo blizzard last week. It doesn't sound like he was any worse for the wear than normal, giving Benjamin a chance to suit up this week against the Dolphins.